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Microsoft Files 15 Lawsuits Against Spammers
Popsikle writes "A Seattle Paper reports that 'Microsoft Corp. announced it has filed 15 lawsuits against alleged e-mail spammers in Washington state and the United Kingdom on Tuesday.' It states the tough anti-spam laws in UK and Washington allows ISP's to sue spammers. This could be a good test of the new anti-spam laws." There's coverage on CNN as well. Microsoft has picked a good venue for such a case.
Hmmmm, let's see... They can sue for up to $500 per message sent and there's millions and millions of spams sent by these people every day...
So (500 * Millions and Millions) = Microsoft is suing for all the money in the world
I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.
-Xenocrates
But... who do we root against? If only Linus were somehow involved, it'd all be so clear!
My brain hurts!
We hate spammers.
We hate Microsoft.
Microsoft sues spammers.
Dangit.
There is no reasonable defense against an idiot with an agenda
:wq
Let them sue until they die of old age!
And this time I don't even care how much money is sunk into the greedy hands of their respective lawyers.
It's Wednesday, so is MS good?
MS vs Spammers, so the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
But MS runs Hotmail, so the enemy of my enemy is my enemy.
I'm so confused.
Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.
Spammers will just go deeper underground and learn to hide themselves increasingly better, and move to countries with lax attitudes on spam.
The only solution is to make it unprofitable. I suggest planting whatever program Sen. Hatch plans on using for destroying computers into all the adware on the internet, I'm guessing the people who download that are the same people who actually buy stuff from spam.
Make me a friend and I'll mod you up
Take a beer, sit down and enjoy the show !
"Insanity in individuals is something rare, but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule." - Nietzsche
True, but not particularly relevant. A convincing demonstation that spamming is likely to result in 2-5 years of testing the effectiveness of your cellmate's herbal Viagra and penile enhancement, won't deter everybody, but it will deter enough people to keep the bandwidth theft level down to something manageable.
/. If the government wants us to respect the law, it should set a better example.
The first rule of Slashdot Club: never side with Microsoft.
The second rule of Slashdot Club: never side with Microsoft.
"Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
For a second there I thought you were talking about Dubya.
"Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
Hate Microsoft; hate spam.
Hate Microsoft; hate spam.
Evil greedy corporation; slimy pollution of the Internet.
Illegally abusing their monopoly; illegally hijacking servers.
Overpriced software; lowest mortgage rates ever.
Bug-ridden products; barnyard porn.
Embrace and extend; extend your manhood.
No concept of security; special offers on SystemWorks 2003.
Never innovating; always innovating.
I'm siding with Microsoft.
*sob*
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$x=~y+ -xz+\0-Tx+;print$_^chop$me for split'',$x;
Mainly just to see first hand an accused Spammer being cross-examined by a Microsoft Lawyer, dressed up in that stupid butterfly outfit...
Root for one well placed hand grenade during the proceedings.
/syle
DEATH STAR (AP) 2003/06/18 --
Darth Vader, Lord of Sith and Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet, has announced today his intention to sue Sauron of Mordor, the official "Dark Lord" of Middle Earth, for violating his Intellectual Property (IP).
Darth Vader spokesdroid K4VC5 briefly commented to the intergalactic press: "Darth Vader is, most certainly, the original Dark Lord, and we feel that Sauron of Mordor, no matter how creative and evil, has no right to call himself the 'Dark Lord' of Middle Earth". He added that Darth Vader legal team would pursue damages worth "several billions" of Galactic Credits.
Sauron, Dark Lord of Middle Earth, was unavailable to comment, but well-informed sources close to Mordor report that "his evilness" promised to rain death and destruction on the first legal storm trooper to ever set foot on Middle Earth.
Darth Vader spokesdroid also confirmed that Lucifer, the star attorney of Mephistopheles, Baal, Satan & Associates Law Firm (LLC) has been retained to defend a case which promises to be one of the toughest legal fight in the history of Evil(tm).
Lucifer first (and best known) legal battle involved the semitic God YHWH (pronounced: "Yahweh") for the control of the "Garden of Eden" real-estate property. That case was widely considered a draw, and was settled out of court.
Dr Evil, widely considered as an authority on Evil(tm) only commented: "Bwa ha ha ha ha ha!", and declined to elaborate any further.
That's all for business news. Film at 11.
The right to offend is far more important than the right not to be offended. (Rowan Atkinson)
Ah, this page brought a smile to my face just by knowing that soon, a Google search for "beefupyourpenis.com" will probably lead to a Microsoft page.
There's more to this than meets the eye, surely.
You may be right, but don't call me Shirley.
Ooh, a sarcasm detector. Oh, that's a real useful invention.
So are you claiming that there has been no global action because our world leaders are interested in the emails about penis enlargement?
Or maybe they've taken a ride on the bang bus, and enjoyed it.
Or maybe they weren't able to get an official pack of patriot cards, and wanted a reproduction.
Or maybe they like to see every hole filled.
Or maybe they need an email to tell them that a horney housewife is waiting for them.
Or maybe they already had $200 added to their online gambling accounts.
Or maybe they are wanting to see what happens when college girls get drunk.
OR MAYBE THEY'RE ALL INVOLVED WITH MY FRIEND FROM THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT WHO NEEDS THEIR ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER FUNDS WITH
Ignore the "p2p is theft" trolls, they're just uninformed
If that's the standard, then no document is binding on a spammer unless it's written in orange crayon using Dr. Seuss vocabulary.
/. If the government wants us to respect the law, it should set a better example.
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MicroSoft: BOO!
Spammers: BOO!
Suing Spammers: YAY!
MicroSoft sues Spammers: BOO!--no YAY!--no BOO!--no ka-poW!!
I'm so confused...
Who would win this election: Andrew Weiner vs Andrew Weiner's weiner.